11/30/2012

HM Queen Sonja of Norway gave an illustrated talk entitled “Impressions of Norway” for HM King Harald of Norway and 200 representatives of the Norwegian and international tourism industry on 27 November 2012. The talk was centred around photographs taken by the Queen herself and her observations on Norway’s natural surroundings.

The RVD has announced that a photo session with TRH the Prince of Orange, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, and their children, HRH Princess Amalia, HRH Princess Alexia and HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, will take place on 23 December 2012 at 11 o'clock in Villa La Angostura, Argentine.

The Crown Princely family is celebrating Christmas with the family of Princess Máxima.

HSH the Princess of Monaco, Princess Charlene, received the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Charles from her husband, HSH the Prince of Monaco, Prince Albert II.Click HERE to view a picture of the Princess receiving the Grand Cross.

The British Royal Court has released pictures, taken by HRH the Duchess of Cambridge, of the Research Station in Danum Valley, Borneo, Malaysia.HRH took the pictures during her Diamond Jubilee tour with HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, to South East Asia and the South Pacific.HQ picures:

11/17/2012

HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands and her daughters, HRH Princess Amalia, HRH Princess Alexia and HRH Princess Ariane of the Netherlands, were present while Sinterklaas arrived in Scheveningen on 17 November 2012.

11/13/2012

Christopher O'Neill,, the fiancé of HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, has released comments on erroneous reports that have been made in the Swedish media.

Mr. Christopher O'Neill wishes to comment on certain erroneous reports that have been made in the Swedish media over the past week.

General taxation

Mr. O'Neill - a US citizen and a tax resident of New York City - is subject to the Federal tax laws of the United States, the State of New York as well as the City of New York. As such, all income he generates worldwide, irrespective of its geographic origin, is subject to these three layers of taxation, as required by United States taxation laws.

Noster Capital - Tax Jurisdictions

Noster Capital International is incorporated in the Cayman Islands — a tax jurisdiction in which a multitude of investment firms are domiciled. This is a long standing, accepted and conventional practice in the investment industry.

Mr. O'Neill is not and has never been a shareholder of Noster Capital International but is, instead, a member of Noster Capital LLC - a limited liability company registered in Delaware but carrying on business in New York. This is the sole entity from which Mr. O'Neill is remunerated for his services. This is conventional practice for US citizens and residents and is completely in compliance with the above referenced tax jurisdictions for which Mr. O'Neill has tax responsibility.

Limited liability companies are what is known as "pass-through entities" and, as such, do not pay tax at the entity level. Entity income is reported by the members and taxed as ordinary income in accordance with the member´s local tax residency, which in the case of Mr. O'Neill is New York City — one of the highest taxing jurisdictions in the United States.

Noster Capital - Restrictions

In light of the pending marriage between H.R.H. Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Mr. O'Neill, he will voluntarily restrict himself from any investments carried out by Noster Capital that involve a Swedish concern. Specifically, he will not be involved in any investment that relates to:

An entity that is listed on the Stockholm bourse; or

An entity that derives a significant portion (greater than 1/3) of total group revenues from Swedish sources.

World Childhood Organization

Mr. O'Neill has never made an anonymous donation to the World Childhood Organization, as has been reported in the Swedish press. He did make a donation, under his own name and using his personal funds, to purchase a table at the 2011 Gala Dinner in New York City.

The Dutch Royal Court released 7 new official pictures of the Highborn Lady, Countess Eloise; the Highborn Lord, Count Claus-Casimir; and the Highborn Lady, Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, the children of TRH Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.